Seethalakshmi v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.06.2023 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Seethalakshmi .. Petitioner vs State rep. By 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tiruchengode Rural Police Station, Namakkal District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in C.M.P. No.44/Goonda/2022(M1) dated 11.12.2022 on the file of the District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal 1/4

District, the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Thiru.Bondu @ Vasantharaj, aged about 35 years, now confined at Central Prison, Salem, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Siranjeevi For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Mr.R.Siranjeevi, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned State Additional Public Prosecutor for all respondents are before us.

2. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings dated 19.01.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.385 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department.

3. In the light of the undisputed position, common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.

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4. Recording the above said submission, captioned Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

(M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.) 27.06.2023 Index : Yes/No mmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tiruchengode Rural Police Station, Namakkal District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL , J., mmi 27.06.2023 4/4